Hello Kitty

Je n'ai pas abandonné =D
Ni les chickadees, ni Winnie...mais j'étais sur des projets 'secrets' depuis quelques jours et maintenant que l'un d'eux a été reçu je peux vous montrer =D
Je fais maintenant partie d'un bon groupe sur facebook et un concours Hello Kitty est organisé pour Sandra , la créatrice du groupe.
Elle adore Hello Kitty  et j'ai décidé de participer en créant mon tout premier Hello Kitty =D
J'en ai fait un petit livret à aiguilles et à son mail d'hier à la réception de mon colis...je crois qu’elle a beaucoup aimé =D
Tant mieux, même si je ne gagne pas le concours, la victoire est là tout de même; mon cadeau a fait plaisir :)

J'ai aussi fait un pique épingle dans le tissu acheté à Pâques, pour ma copine qui est passé du côté obscur de la force et est maintenant accro au point de croix =D
Pareil, j'ai réussi à faire très plaisir et je suis vraiment contente pour ça
Distribuer des sourires c'est le pied non ? =D
Je suis encore sur un projet secret que je ne vous montrerai que lorsqu'il aura été reçu....
D'ici là bonnes petites croix à tout le monde =D

I'm not out again =D

I'm still working on the chickadees and Winnie, but I had 'secret' goals to work on and now that some have been received I can show you :)

First, I now belong to a French Facebook group created by Sandra who is found of hello Kitty and decided to make a competition on this theme.

I decided to participate, it was my first Hello Kitty =D

I made a needles book with her, and regarding the mail I received from Sandra yesterday, she definitely loves my present =D

That sounds great ! Even if I don't win, it's a victory anyway...

I also made a pumpkin for my friend who went through the dark side of the force when I went by her for Easter =D

Remember the fabrics I bought during this Easter weekend...so here is the first little thing I made with it.

My friend was very very happy too,  I also sent her pieces of fabric, because she already has another goal =D

I'm very happy because I delivered smiles and love, and that's great , really =D

I'm still working on a last 'secret' goal (last ...for the moment... =D)  but I can't show till I end it and send it and that it's received =D

Since then happy stitching everyboby

Love

Valérie

De retour =D

J'avoue j'ai fait une petite pause...
Un peu de 'vacances' , un long weekend chez une amie dans l'Est ...♥♥
ça fait beaucoup de bien !
J'ai même réussi à l'initier au point de croix =D
Il faut démarrer doucement mais je suis certaines que de jolies créations sont à venir
Moi j'ai laissé un peu tomber mes aiguilles , mais j'ai repris avec Chorus Line de Valérie Pfeiffer
Je ne vais en faire que 3 au lieu des 6 initialement sur le diagramme
C'est pour belle maman =D
Surement un petit coussin, ou si j'ai une autre idée d'ici là....
Le flash a mangé les couleurs mais normalement la toile est bleu ciel !

De nouveaux tissus et un nouveau livre, de nouveaux projets aussi (encore =D)
Une carte de naissance et un bavoir, et puis une nouvelle inscription sur le blog des fans de  Margaret Sherry...l'échange d'été...! L'échange de printemps a placé la barre très haute =D
Il va falloir se remuer les méninges !
A bientôt pour la suite de mes aventures =D

Hi girls

I must admit, I made a break ... Spent time with friends I only see once a year and we had a wonderful moment  ♥♥

I even succeeded to initiate one of my friends to cross stitch =D

Now she enjoys very much being in her sofa, listening good music and stitching =D

Sure she will soon make great things

My needles were on holidays too :)

But yesterday I started chorus line from Valérie Pfeiffer. I will only make 3 of the chickadees instead of the 6 initially on the chart

The colours are bad, the fabric is pale blue in fact !

It's for Hubby's Mum =D

I think I'll finish it into a cushion or if I have another idea since then....
Last week, being at the 'big town', I bought a new book and some pieces of fabric

I have new goals (yes..again ! :D)

One week of holidays and my needles are ready for new adventures =D

There will be a Summer exchange on Margaret Sherry lovers blog

Spring exchange has been a real success and great things have been made... I'll have to think hard ! =D

Happy stitching

big hugs

xxx

Encore une souris =D

Pas beaucoup de petites croix ces derniers jours :-/
Avec nos anniversaires...
Dimanche j'ai donné la guirlande et Sébastien le crabe à maman qui a adoré =D
Suuuuuper :)
on recevait les parents et les grand-mères et pour l'occasion j'ai fait des tartes et trop fort quand j'ai cassé le 1er œuf...encore une souris =D
Vous ne trouvez pas qu'on dirait un Mickey ?? =D
J'ai fait un petit porte clef pour une amie, mon amie, ma 2ème copine (:D)
un petit chien Burberry elle qui est fan du Burberry ! je pense faire plaisir là encore =D
A bientôt

Not many stitches those last days :-/

With our birthdays...

Sunday, I gave the garland and Sebastian to Mum who was really really happy =D

Suuuuper :)

We had my parents and my 2 grand mothers here and so I made tarts...and hoooo surprise when I broke the 1st egg in my bowl....a mouse again =D

Don't you find it looks like Mickey ?? =D

I just made a key holder for one of my very good friends here

She is fan, found of Burberry style...so I made this little dog =D

Sure I'll make a happy girl again =D

Winnie is progressing but I can't continue as I want to, because I have 2 colours missing in my kit :(

I went to the haberdasher's shop, to order the threads because it's Anchor and we don't find Anchor around here :(

The woman will phone me this week to confirm if she can have them...otherwise I'll have to ask to one of you =D

Hugs to you all

xxx

La journée de la souris =D

Hier était vraiment un grand jour pour moi, plein de surprises, de gentils messages, de cadeaux, de tas de choses qui font chaud au cœur =D
En prime c'était le jour de la souris !
Déjà la boite reçue de Nia , et puis ce kit de Margaret Sherry... suuuuuuper trop mignon

 et Amber a reçu ma carte pour l'échange de printemps.....
Je peux maintenant vous la faire découvrir =D
Pour la petite histoire , cette souris n'existe pas colorée, c'est juste un dessin au crayon que nous avons peint (enfin surtout mon homme :D) et après il a 'suffit' de le broder
Amber était super contente et c'est ce qui compte =D
A bientôt....
Ha et oui, hier j'ai juste eu le temps de faire un petit coussin à épingles =D

Yesterday was a wonderful day :D

Full of surprises, of presents, of kind messages and cares...Woooo :D

And definitely it was a Mice day :)

First Nia's box  (did I say how happy I was ? =D), and then I've been offered this kit , Washing line, from Margaret Sherry, too too cute.....

second happy dance !

then Amber received my card for the Spring exchange....3rd happy dance =D

I can now show you this card which has a little history =D

 In fact this cute mouse, only exists as a drawing by Margaret Sherry, I had the 'cut outs' in an issue of Cardmaking & paper craft  I found at the craftshow in England =D

Hubby painted it using the keys usually used by Margaret Sherry ----> pic2pat ----> voilà =D

A card specially made for Amber =D

I know via MS Lovers blog that she enjoyed it and that makes me very very happy

You received a unique design Amber :D

I don't know how to do such great things as we saw during the exchange (and we haven't seen all the cards yet !!!) but this one was made with all my love and I took a real real pleasure in doing this exchange =D

I can't name this little mouse... Only Margaret Sherry could....

Hope she won't be angry I did such a thing  :-/

Yesterday I just had the time to do a little pin cushion =D

With liberty fabric and buttons....

Have a nice..a mice...day =D

Hugs

xxxx 

Obrigada, Obrigada =D

Yes ! Obrigada....

Thank you life, thank you blogosphere, thank you Sun for being here today outside and in my heart, than you Mum and Dad for what you did 37 years and 9 months ago (♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ) and most of all....Thank you Nia  ♥ ♥

Cheena was the first to discover what was in my parcel this morning :D

But I was in a hurry more than her !!! It was like going down the stairs on the Xmas morning , ready to shout a big hurray =D

By the way before telling anything, Nia, Cheena said we should go to Continente because they seem to sell great things =D

Lol

Then, do you remember some weeks ago, when my sweet friend Nia discovered her Little Nia...

I think she decided to get her revenge =D

But what a revenge !!!

The will was to make a special gift and it's a special gift ! A real treasure ! A wonderful cute thing that brought happy tears in my eyes and which made me dancing a happy dance alone, here =D

 Isn't it the cutest box ever seen ???!!!

I love purple, I love butterflies, I love mice....so what else ??!!!!!

Wooo !  It's just wonderful ! 

Have a look a this cute mouse with only the face stitched !! =D

Would like to open the box and to take her in my hands to cuddle her  ♥

 I can't  ! But I can open the box and find some gorgeous gifts....

 Really Nia you made my day ! You filled my heart with numerous emotions that I can't even sort yet myself !

I will treasure it for life =D

And I'll send you pictures of the place where it will stand ! it's just perfect !!

You did a wonderful job ! 

If only I had imagined I would receive such a gift !! 

With Olli's one I'm blessed this week =D  

I love the way you both have to make cards =D

Obrigada, I succeeded in making 1 long sentence in Portuguese then I'll add it here too :)

Muito muito obrigado por esta presente maravilhoso ! (Muita Obrigada ??)
Tudo é perfeito, as cores, a idéia, os pequesnos presente dentro da caixa, o rato ...
O rato e excelente, adorável, muito bonito.
Recebi muito amor, abrindo o pacote e eu tinha lágrimas de alegria para os olhos
Não tenho palavras para dizer como você me fez feliz
Estou muito emocionada
Milhas obrigado novamente

 Big hugs
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sebastian =D

Pas de point de croix aujourd'hui mais un petit plus à ajouter à la guirlande de la mer pour Maman
Sébastien le crabe =D
Trop drôle, en feutrine, je lui ai mis des petits aimants dans les pattes pour en faire un magnet
Un nouveau colis est arrivé aujourd'hui du Portugal...
Wooo je vais attendre demain pour ouvrir ce nouveau cadeau d'anniversaire et je suis certaine que ce sera quelque chose de superbe !! c'est mon petit doigt qui le dit =D
A demain

No cross stitch today...

Lot's of things to do...it's Hubby's birthday today =D

I only made a little thing in felt for Mum, I will add it to her garland ....

Sebastian the Crab =D

First time I make something in felt !

I added beads for the eyes and small magnets in its claws =D

Mum loves magnets as much as Noni loves snow balls , she collects them  =D

And and and....

Mister Postman came again today =D

Woooooooo ! I think I'm going to do a happy dance....!!!!

The parcel is coming from Portugal hehehehe and I will only open tomorrow as a birthday present...

I will wonder all night long what can be in this parcel ! 

It can't nothing else than something cute.....

Grrrrrr can't wait to be tomorrow !  =D

Big hugs 

xxxxx

 

L'échange de printemps

J'ai dis tout à l'heure après le post sur mon Award que c'était tout pour aujourd'hui...et puis le facteur a sonné à la porte...et ce n'est pas tout pour aujourd'hui =D
J'ai reçu ce matin un colis des Pays Bas
c'est la 'carte' pour l'échange de printemps sur le blog des fans de Margaret Sherry
Olli était mon partenaire pour cet échange...et j'avoue que j'ai été plus que gâtée !!!!
Moi qui pensait recevoir une carte.... !
Waou !
Une superbe souris (moi qui adore les souris de Margaret Sherry) , sur une superbe trousse qu'Olli a faite spécialement pour moi, et des rubans , du fil...
c'est juste SUPERBE, j'adore, je suis ...trop contente ! il n'y a pas de mot tellement je suis contente =D
♥  Merci, merci, mille merci Olli  ♥
Je garde cette trousse précieusement, et puis je prends ça comme un cadeau d'anniversaire avant l'heure, un tout petit peu avant l'heure =D
A bientôt
M'en repars admirer mon cadeau ... =D

I said at the end of my previous post that it was all for today...but mister Postman rang at the door and no...it's not all for today =D

I received a parcel from the Netherlands, and I was sure it was my 'card' for the Spring exchange on MS lovers blog....
Olli was my partner for this card exchange
A card ? Who is speaking about a card =D
I've been blessed !!
A super cute stitched mouse (everybody knows by now that I'm MS mice fan =D), on a super cute pouch made by Olli just for me ...
Woooo ! 
I L-O-V-E  it, and all the gifts that were inside.... ! Speechless...
Really, happy tears came into my eyes when discovering it and now I'm doing a happy dance =D
♥  Thank you, thank you, thousands of thank you Olli ♥

I'll treasure this pouch for long, for ever =D

It's soon my birthday, and this Spring exchange has been more than a Spring Exchange =D

It's a birthday present =D

Love

Valérie

xxxx  

---> and these special xxxx for Olli =D

I have been awarded =D

Yes...

What wasn't my surprise to see this morning that sweet Alice awarded my little blog this weekend a Liebster Blog Award =D

I'm happy you like my blog, my stitchings, my posts ...Alice, many many thanks ♥

Thank you for making my blog being known a little bit more =D

Don't speak much German (nur ein bischen .... !) but I think that liebster means 'favourite'...

What I understood , and I picked up the rules on Alice's blog is that....

The Liebster award comes with four conditions that each recipient must satisfy when accepting. 
1. Choose five up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers to award the Liebster to.
2. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
3. Post the award on your blog. List the bloggers you are giving the award to with links to their sites. Leave comments on their blog so they know about the award.
4. Share five random facts about yourself that people don't know about you.

So let's go =D

I would like to award ...

Annette 

Lesley

Rita

Isabella

Olli

Just because on my scale of blog friendship they are at the same level, I love what they do, I love their generosity, their posts full of positive waves, their sharing, their pictures...in fact I just love them :D

                             I award you my sweet friends =D

The choice is cruel...only 5 :(

don't want the other blog friends thinking I don't love them =D

I love you all and I know some has already been awarded and the others have more than 200 followers =D

Now ...5 random facts about me.....that people don't know..... !  o_O

1 - I've been operated on thyroid 6 years ago...

     If you look on the Internet, or maybe you know it , this organ looks like a butterfly... 

     That's why I'm a butterflies 'fan' =D

    Because I had lot's of troubles with mine, but made some great friends during this period

2 - I loooooooooooove Scotland and I'm sure that in a previous life I've been a Scot =D

3 - After Harry Potter, my favourite readings are books from Hening Mankel ! Yes :)

4 - My favourite actor is Michael Caine and my favourite music band is Muse =D

5 -  My favourite dish is Paella =D

That's all for today :)

Happy stitching everybody

Hugs

xxxx

Have to make a PS to this post =D

Postman just brought me a special parcel from the Netherlands...

Can't wait to open it.......

I come back soon I think

Au bord de la mer....

Petite pause dans Winnie ( oui je sais ...encore :-/ ) mais j'avais envie de faire une création qui me germait en tête depuis quelques temps....
L'idée était de faire plaisir à Maman, pour qui je n'ai encore rien fait alors qu'elle me voit distribuer mes créations à tout le monde et même partout dans le monde =D
C'est une guirlande sur le thème de la mer pour mettre au mobil home =D
Deux petites façades de maisons de plage, des boutons poissons et crustacés et des petites fioles remplies de sable, de sel de Guérande et de coquillages ramassés un jour en Bretagne !
Et voilà ....
Je pense qu'elle devrait en être contente ♥
A bientôt

Stopped Winnie once again :-/  And went by the sea  ^-^

I made a garland for Mum !

My parents are young retired persons, and have a small pied à terre by the sea...

I never done anything for Mum and she is always seeing me distributing my creations to everyone, even all around the world...never said it but I think she was a bit jealous =D 

hehehehe

then...

I bought two little beach houses doors, buttons , cord, phials which I filled with salt, sand and shells found one day on the beach in Bretagne (Brittany) ....

Made 3 little cushions with 6 different designs

And...

 And...

 

And...

Tada...

Here is my By the Sea Garland for Mum =D

Hope she will enjoy ♥

Surely she will....

Have a nice week end 

Hugs

Yes Pooh...I'm coming..... !

Direction le Canada

Ma carte pour l'échange de Printemps sur le blog Margaret Sherry Lovers est terminée =D
Elle sera postée cet après midi avec les petits cadeaux pour Amber
J'espère qu'ils arriveront vite, et aussi qu'Amber appréciera , en tout cas moi j'ai fait cette petite carte avec grand plaisir et beaucoup d'amour =D
C'était une fois de plus super de participer à cet échange, merci Nia =D
Biensur ,il va falloir être patient car tant qu'Amber ne l'a pas reçue je ne peux pas vous la montrer :D
Bientôt, bientôt.....
Maintenant on continue Winnie et puis j'ai 2 ou 3 idées qui me trottent en tête aussi...le printemps va être rempli de petites croix =D
A bientôt

My card for the Spring exchange on Margaret Sherry Lovers blog is now finished =D
I'll sent it this afternoon towards Canada, with the gifts for Amber

I hope it will arrive soon, and that Amber will appreciate what I made. Anyway it was a real pleasure again to participate to this exchange...Thanks Nia =D

Of course, you will have to be patient as until Amber receives it , I can't show you =D

Soon, soon...
Now let's continue Winnie, and I also have some ideas in my head...Spring will be full of stitches for sure =D

Hugs

xxx

St Patrick et biscornus

C'est bien connu, la St Patrick, c'est sympathique :)
Nous l'avons fêté hier soir avec une petite journée d'avance et c'était extra !
Pour l'occasion, j'avais envie de faire plaisir (et j’espère que le pari a été tenu...non j'en suis sure en fait :D ) et j'ai fait 2 petits biscornus de St Patrick :D
Les carrés étaient de 7cm de côté je suis certaine de pouvoir faire encore plus petit =D
Bon week end et joyeuse St Patrick

Yesterday evening, we celebrated St Patrick day =D

One day before, I know, but we had a great time with 2 good Irish bands playing good music and 2 precious friends of mine ♥

For the occasion, I made them two small St Patrick' biscornus =D

Squares of fabric were 7cm , and I'm sure I can make smaller one now =D

I think my friends were really happy with this gift....

Today I made an happy dance.... Some rest of the Irish music maybe :)

No, just because my issue of Cross Stitch Crazy arrived this morning, earlier than forecasted ....and I'm sooooo happy =D

Mice from Margaret Sherry ! Just wonderful

Have a nice weekend, happy St Patrick day
xxx

Baby & Winnie !

Il y a comme un parfum d'urgence flottant dans l'air =D
Winnie progresse mais il doit être terminé vite vite vite...car...Noémie est arrivée =D
Une magnifique petite fille , et félicitations encore aux parents  ♥
Il faut donc terminer vite vite vite Winnie....
Et puis ma carte pour l'échange de printemps !
Quelqu'un parlait d'urgence ?? =D

There's a kind of emergency around me =D

I have to go on quicker with Winnie, because Baby Noémie arrived last week ♥

Isn't she wonderful ?? Two days only on this picture ! Incredible !

Then I stitched a lot on my ABC this week end ... 4 letters, Rabbit, Owl and Roo =D

I also have to finish my card for the Spring exchange...

Somebody said ... 'emergency' ?? =D

Hugs 

xxx

Spring Cat - SAL#3

Le voici le voilà, j'ai terminé mon 1er chat pour la SAL 3 du blog Margaret Sherry Lovers
Le Spring Cat des Cool Cats =D
J'ai choisi du lin couleur lilas, et puis j'en ai fait un petit sachet dans lequel j'ai mis du pot pourri à la pêche...
Au chat d'été maintenant !
Mais avant, la carte pour l'échange de printemps qui partira au Canada cette fois ci =D
A bientôt

Here he is , my Spring cat for the SAL3 on Margaret Sherry lovers' blog

I chose lilac linen and decided to make a little bag in which I put pot-pourri, peach scented =D

I found a funny ribbon too =D

Now I'm going to start my Spring card for the exchange (It will fly to Canada this time =D and I already chose the design) and after I'll begin the Summer cat

I still have to find an idea for the finish and a fabric too....

Happy stitching

xxxx

Bientôt Pâques...

C'est bientôt Pâques, et comme mars est le mois de la maison...nous avons (déjà) fait un arbre de Pâques =D
C'est la 1ère année que j'en fais un alors que je voulais le faire depuis longtemps...
Cette nouvelle maison a vraiment de bons effets sur moi =D
Au pied, des coupons de lin que j'ai trouvé sur internet , entouré de jolis rubans que je pourrais réutiliser...

Easter is arriving.... And as March is the month of our home, we (already) made an Easter tree =D

I have always wanted to make an Easter tree but never did one ! 

Maybe our new home has positive waves on me =D

At its feet, the pieces of linen I ordered on the Internet ! They arrived on Friday.

I can even use the ribbons they are wrapped with :)

Pas beaucoup de points ce weekend !
Dimanche c'était la fête des grand mères et pour l’occasion nous sommes allés au resto en famille, et je voulais partager cette photo faite avec ma grand mère qui fêtera ses 90 ans cette année ♥

Not much stitches this weekend :-/

Yesterday was the Grand mother day here in France, and we went to the restaurant with the whole family (Dad's part of the family....)

And I wanted to share with you this picture with my Grand Mother who will be 90 this year  ♥

Tomorrow I'll be able to give news of my Spring Cat =D

xxxxx

Hérisson et Breloques...

Vous vous souvenez de Cheena qui cachait une carte que j'avais faite ce week end  =D
Elle est arrivée à destination aujourd'hui alors je peux maintenant vous la dévoiler...
C'est une partie de Love you Mum de Margaret Sherry, mais je n'ai pas fait maman hérisson =)
Juste une carte de remerciement pour Lesley et le superbe livre qu'elle m'avait envoyé...

Do you remember Cheena hiding the card I made last week end ? =D

The card has arrived today so I can show you....

It's a thank you card for Lesley , for the so beautiful book she kindly sent me

It's part of Love you Mum from Margaret Sherry, but I didn't stitch Mum :)

The heart I used was part of the beads received in the stocking =D

Hugs to you Lesley :)

J'ai commandé des breloques sur internet aussi, et elles sont arrivées ce matin....

original =D

 Beginning of this week, I also ordered charms on a French Web site and they arrived this morning

Just a little thing that make me happy :)

I'm now working on my Spring Cat .... !!!

Happy stitching

xxxx